The Changing Face Of Fitzroy | A Panel Discussion
Presented by Studio Tate
DETAILS
Free, booking required
‘The Regent’ Display Suite,
84 Johnston Street, Fitzroy VIC, Australia
ACCESS
As Fitzroy evolves, hospitality, culture and multi-residential living are reshaping the suburb’s social fabric. This panel explores the balance between past and present, the integration of new residential developments and hospitality venues into the existing community, and what the future holds for those deeply entwined within Fitzroy life and those moving into the ‘burb.
The talk features panellists Liz Ride, Associate Director at Studio Tate and project lead for new multi-residential development The Regent by SMA on Johnston Street, alongside James Cameron, Design Manager at StandardX, and Nick Jumara, Creative Strategist at Right Angle, with host and moderator Alice Blackwood, Director at AB Strategic Storytelling.
The discussion unfolds at The Regent Display Suite, an immersive home-meets-retail experience crafted by Studio Tate for SMA. Here, guests can explore The Regent’s vision for future Fitzroy living before settling in for a thought-provoking conversation. Drawing on data insights and diverse perspectives, the panel will navigate the opportunities and tensions of change in one of Melbourne’s most dynamic inner-city neighbourhoods.
Participants
Alice Blackwood, AB Strategic Storytelling
Alice Blackwood is a strategic storyteller and experienced public speaker. For more than 20 years she’s passionately advocated for the Australian architecture and design industry, her roles spanning that of design editor, journalist, communications strategist, and program director. She has been integral in establishing numerous major platforms that recognise and celebrate the region’s most exciting architecture and design, elevating its industry leaders into the global spotlight. Alice served as Editor on Indesign magazine and Indesignlive.com until 2023. In 2024 she was MC for the ULI Australian Conference and, in 2023, an MC and Host for the INDE.Awards. She is currently Editorial Director at Artedomus, and a member of the Open House Melbourne Building Council.
Liz Ride, Studio Tate
Liz heads up Studio Tate’s portfolio of private residential and multi- residential projects with a holistic lens shaped by her background in architecture and interior design. Liz is driven by the belief that design can support a happier life, with function and beauty harmoniously enhancing wellbeing. With skill in spatial planning, bespoke detailing and materiality, Liz pursues dynamic and unusual design responses, animated with colour, texture and unique design details. Liz revels in big picture thinking, developing creative narratives and resolving on-site challenges, yet her greatest passion lies in a project’s meticulous detailing – a hallmark of Studio Tate’s work.
Nick Jumara, Right Angle
Nick is a Creative Strategist at Right Angle where he oversees the development of new data and insights products to better understand how our cities are evolving. Weaving distinctly human elements with the frontier of data-driven research across hospitality and urban life, Nick crafts unique business solutions built on the tension between the growing world of data possibilities and the very real problem of finding useful ways to leverage insights and bring future opportunities into focus.
James Cameron, StandardX
James Cameron is a fashion designer, tailor, and writer who finds it hard to give up these creative pursuits. A Fitzroy and Collingwood local for over 20 years, he is now the Design Manager of StandardX, hoping to pass on the best of Fitzroy, even if it’s only a couple of nights.